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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care for Health System-Affiliated Physician Organizations and Non-Affiliated Physician Organizations

This article assesses racial and ethnic disparities in care for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries and whether disparities differ between health system-affiliated physician organizations (POs) and nonaffiliated POs.

Dec 29, 2020

Justin W. Timbie, Ashley M. Kranz, Maria DeYoreo, Blen Eshete-Roesler, Marc N. Elliott, Jose J. Escarce, Mark E. Totten, Cheryl L. Damberg
Journal Article

Health System Affiliation of Physician Organizations and Quality of Care for Medicare Beneficiaries Who Have High Needs

This article tests the hypothesis that health systems provide better care to patients with high needs by comparing differences in quality between system-affiliated and nonaffiliated physician organizations.

Dec 29, 2020

Ashley M. Kranz, Maria DeYoreo, Blen Eshete-Roesler, Cheryl L. Damberg, Mark E. Totten, Jose J. Escarce, Justin W. Timbie
Tool

Quantifying the Bias Due to Observed Individual Confounders in Causal Treatment Effect Estimates: A Tutorial for the Selection Bias Decomposition (SBdecomp) Package

In this tool, the authors explain the methodology behind the primary function of the selection bias decomposition (SBdecomp) package; describe its features, syntax and how to implement the function; and illustrate its use with an example.

Dec 29, 2020

Layla Parast, Beth Ann Griffin
Report

The Composition and Employment of Software Personnel in the U.S. Department of Defense: An Initial Analysis

The authors identify and characterize a subset of the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD's) software workforce, the types of software developed within DoD, and the variety of methods DoD programs use when employing that workforce to develop software.

Dec 24, 2020

Bonnie L. Triezenberg, Jason M. Ward, Jonathan Cham, Devon Hill, Sean Robson, Jeff Fourman
Report

RAND Technical Expert Panel Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D Contract Star Ratings, July 22, 2020 Meeting

On July 22, 2020, the RAND Corporation convened a Technical Expert Panel (TEP) web meeting to gather input on analyses that could be conducted to further enhance the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D Contract Star Ratings program.

Dec 23, 2020

Cheryl L. Damberg, Maria DeYoreo
Report

Mitigating the Effects of Blast-Related Burn Injuries from Prolonged Field Care to Rehabilitation and Resilience: Proceedings and Expert Findings from a U.S. Department of Defense International State-of-the-Science Meeting

Blast-related burns, which accounted for most burns suffered by service members in the recent conflict in Afghanistan, are difficult to treat. These conference proceedings describe a meeting held at RAND to identify gaps in blast-injury research.

Dec 23, 2020

Emily Hoch, Samantha McBirney, Charles C. Engel, Tepring Piquado
Journal Article

Russia's Cyber Limitations in Personnel Recruitment and Innovation, Their Potential Impact on Future Operations and How NATO and Its Members Can Respond

This chapter addresses questions arising from the gap that separates Russian cyber personnel and capabilities from its ambitions and what effect this disparity has on future state-backed cyber campaigns.

Dec 23, 2020

Joe Cheravitch, Bilyana Lilly
Journal Article

Visualization of Electronic Health Record Data for Decision-Making in Diabetes and Congestive Heart Failure

The aim of this study is to study the impact of graphical representation of health record data on physician decision-making to inform the design of health information technology.

Dec 22, 2020

Shira H. Fischer, Charles Safran, Krzysztof Z. Gajos, Adam Wright
Journal Article

Virginia Preschool Initiative Plus: Cost Study Final Report

This report includes estimates of the Virginia Preschool Initiative Plus expenditures in the 2016–2017 and 2017–2018 school years as part of a larger evaluation of VPI+ that also examined the impacts of VPI+ on children's kindergarten entry outcomes.

Dec 22, 2020

Sherylls Valladares Kahn, Lynn A. Karoly, Jill S. Cannon, Kristina Rodriguez, Aisha Pittman, Laura E. Hawkinson
Journal Article

Approaches to Analyzing the Vulnerability of Community Water Systems to Groundwater Contamination in Los Angeles County

This paper details the objectives, process and lessons learned from a workshop-based research project that examined the spatial extent of groundwater contamination in Los Angeles County's groundwater basins.

Dec 22, 2020

Michelle E. Miro, Kelsea Best, Nur Kaynar, Rachel Kirpes, Aisha Najera Chesler
Journal Article

Exploring the Application of Machine Learning for Downscaling Climate Projections

In this proof-of-concept study, datasets derived from both observations and climate models were used together to train and test statistical methods to downscale.

Dec 22, 2020

Kristin Van Abel, Amanda Back, M. Kathleen Brennan, Oriana S. Chegwidden, Mimi Hughes, Marielle Pinheiro, Cecilia M. Bitz
Journal Article

Hospital Readmission After Noncardiac Surgery: The Role of Major Complications

To examine whether the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) predicted risk of major complications can be used to identify surgical patients at risk for rehospitalization.

Dec 22, 2020

Laurent G. Glance, Arthur L. Kellermann, Turner M. Osler, Yue Li, Dana B. Mukamel, Stewart J. Lustik, Michael P. Eaton, Andrew W. Dick
Report

Allies Growing Closer: Japan–Europe Security Ties in the Age of Strategic Competition

Japan and European partners are increasingly cooperating in the security domain in a time of growing strategic competition. This report describes their efforts and provides recommendations for fostering the partnerships and their effectiveness.

Dec 21, 2020

Jeffrey W. Hornung
Report

Developing Operationally Relevant Metrics for Measuring and Tracking Readiness in the U.S. Air Force

The authors developed a new approach to leverage and aggregate authoritative data sources that feed the current readiness reporting system to better measure the ability of Air Combat Command forces to meet scenario demands.

Dec 21, 2020

Muharrem Mane, Anthony D. Rosello, Paul Emslie, Thomas Edward Goode, Henry Hargrove, Tucker Reese
Journal Article

Health Information Technology for Ambulatory Care in Health Systems

The relatively low uptake of health IT functionalities important to care improvement suggests substantial opportunities for further improving adoption of ambulatory health IT even among the current EHR users.

Dec 18, 2020

Yunfeng Shi, Alejandro Amill-Rosario, Robert S. Rudin, Shira H. Fischer, Paul G. Shekelle, Dennis P. Scanlon, Cheryl L. Damberg
Journal Article

Impact of Project ECHO Models of Medical Tele-Education: A Systematic Review

This systematic review examines the effectiveness of ECHO and ECHO-like medical tele-education models of healthcare delivery in terms of improved provider- and patient-related outcomes.

Dec 18, 2020

Ryan K. McBain, Jessica L. Sousa, Adam J. Rose, Sangita M. Baxi, Laura J. Faherty, Caroline Taplin, Andre Chappel, Shira H. Fischer
Journal Article

Factors That Influence Mental Health Stigma Among 8th Grade Adolescents

In-depth interviews with 8th grade students in a suburban, mid-Atlantic community portray adolescent mental health attitudes and how these views are shaped.

Dec 18, 2020

Anita Chandra, Cynthia S. Minkovitz
Journal Article

Anesthesiologists and the Transformation of the Healthcare System: A Call to Action

This is the second in a series of six editorials on the changing definitions of safety across the perioperative period and how anesthesiologists can participate in and lead the transformation of health care with focus on patient value.

Dec 18, 2020

Laurent G. Glance, Lee A. Fleisher
Report

Command and Control in U.S. Naval Competition with China

The authors of this report explore how command and control (C2) is exercised in the U.S. Navy and China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, and how these C2 concepts support and challenge each nation's shift to new maritime missions.

Dec 17, 2020

Kimberly Jackson, Andrew Scobell, Stephen Webber, Logan Ma
Report

Regional Responses to U.S.-China Competition in the Indo-Pacific: Australia and New Zealand

In this report, the authors assess the perspectives of Australia and New Zealand as they implement their responses to China's more assertive foreign and security policy behavior in the Indo-Pacific and to a more competitive U.S.-China relationship.

Dec 17, 2020

Michael S. Chase, Jennifer D. P. Moroney

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